THE INDEPENDENT WARGAMES GROUP.
Being a Journal of views, prejudices,ideas and photographs of wargaming not just nationwide, but hopefully world wide.The name IWG was adopted in the early 1980's in response to the then dominant Wargames Research Group, but things have moved on,and wargaming appears to be in somewhat of a Golden Age, so sit back and hopefully enjoy my rantings.

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Monday, 16 July 2012

In an effort to complete this project, I have taken to the resort of buying up painted second hand figures and then re painting or simply touching them up. I decided to use mainly Hinchliffe figures for the allied army. I have always liked these ranges. For some reason, a lot of people don't seem to want them,so I've been lucky in the prices they go for.
However I bought a couple of French units,which when they came,weren't Hinchliffe,but a figure range I didn't know. The officers are particularly French like,all slack wrists and lace [sorry all French people] They stand 32mm tall and are made of lead,there are no marks on the base.
Does anyone know who made them?

Sorry about the brevity,but Blogger seems to be playing up.Any suggestions re maker please.

Well with the weather finally relenting a little I braved myself to start my seasons painting. I should add that I paint in my garage cum wa...

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A Nostalgic Whim

SYW Rules.

Independent Wargames Group

Deep in Thought

Independent Wargames Group

Aim;There should always be an aim I believe even if it concerns wargaming. My aim is really to hopefully inspire people to take up a rewarding hobby ie, Wargaming.Being of a mature age I sometimes think hobbies have become redundant in the 21st century,and with the way history is taught in schools in the UK I worry that young people have little idea of the drama,colour and adventure that is history.I was lucky to be inspired as a young boy by a history teacher who loved his subject and was able to convey his enthusiasm to his pupils, from this base I discovered wargaming in the late 1960's.I have been wargaming now for over forty years,and I can honestly state my life would have been pretty dismal without this hobby which at times took over my life and certainly threatened my financial future.